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Hey, My First Post! (Finally!)

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Home Stager with AZ Home Styling & Redesign

Hello Everyone,

Well, here is my long awaited first post. I would like to say thank you to Yvonne Root for her encouragement and help with writing my first post. Thank you, Yvonne!

This is a vacant house I staged in Scottsdale Az. The house was on the market for a year with only one offer, it fell through at closing. The realtor called me and I staged all but 3 secondary bed rooms & 3 bath rooms (4500sf.) It sold in 13 days! These are just a few of the photos.

Family Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kitchen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formal Living Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master Bed & Bath

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am still a bit of a photo newb, but I would love to hear what you think!  

Thank you, Penny

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Patricia Ebrahimi
SHOW SMART! HOME STAGING & Color Consultant - Rockville, MD
Home Staging the Washington DC Area from Rockville MD
Penny, I thought I had seen your name in the comments for a long time, but I didn't know you hadn't posted before.  So glad you did and so well with this excellent job.  Congrats.  And yes, Yvonne is one of the rain's best cheerleaders.  We all love her.  Look forward to future posts by you.
Jul 09, 2007 01:51 PM
Anonymous
Anonymous

WOW

What a wonderful job you did.  What condition was the home in after being vacant for so long?  How much time did you spent preparing the home for staging?  It is simply beautiful what a great job.

Jul 09, 2007 03:11 PM
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Jeannene Edwards
Home Staging by Interiors Defined, Inc. - Orlando, FL
Hi Penny . . . great job, and  Welcome to the Rain!
Jul 09, 2007 03:55 PM
Penny Schoenbeck
AZ Home Styling & Redesign - Mesa, AZ
AZ Home Styling

Desiree- Thank you, there will definatly be more posts to come!

Kim- Thanks, yes the window treatments are mine. Oddly enough the pictures were easy, it was getting them the right size and lining them up properly that gave me a hard time! Good luck on yours!

 Abby- Thank you, glad you stopped by!

Julianna- Thanks so much, it was a great house to stage!

Juliet- Thank you, this house actually had 3 fireplaces and french doors in every room leading out side!

Karen- Thank you, I'm so glad you commented! I've never blogged before so it took me some time to prepare. LOL I will most definatly post more, thanks for your support!

Patricia- Thank you! Ya, I'm a veteran commenter , but a newbie when it comes to blogs! I promise to post more now that the first one is out of the way!

Diane= Thank you!

Wow-(Sorry, you didn't put your name) Thank you! The house was in great condition it was on the market 1 year, but only the last 6 months of that was vacant. It took about 5 days to stage, and was an hour from where I live.

Jeannene- Thank you!

 

Jul 10, 2007 02:52 PM
Carol Smith
Casmi Photography - Mebane, NC
Penny - you did a beautiful job!  You should be proud!  And congrats on your first post!  You're in the groove now!
Jul 10, 2007 04:01 PM
Charlene Storozuk
Dezigner Digz - Burlington, ON
Home Stager - Burlington Ontario

Penny,

Congratulations on two counts - your first blog and the staging job you did.  The home looks fantastic.  The fact that the house sold so quickly after staging says yet again that staging does work!

Jul 11, 2007 04:55 AM
Anthea Click
Fresh Perspectives - www.InsideNashvilleHomes.com - Franklin, TN
Nashville Home Stager - Selling Nashville, TN homes quickly!

Penny,

You did an amazing job! Also, congrats on your first blog - it is a great one! Keep blogging - we have much to learn from you.

Jul 11, 2007 07:07 AM
Kathleen Lordbock
Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN
Keller Williams Realty Professionals
The staging looks fabulous - I do find Y Von E to be rather pushy -don't you?  Hopefully she will push you into more blogs!
Oct 26, 2007 04:06 AM
Kristen Jones
Prudential Zack Shore Properties - Manahawkin, NJ
Your Local Realtor - 609-713-1335
Looks nice!  Good luck and congrats with your first blog!
Oct 26, 2007 04:12 AM
Rick Jacobsen
New Homes Section - Scottsdale, AZ
Very nice job! I love when people post pics of their hard work... but it would be even better to see the before pics.
Oct 26, 2007 07:26 AM
Ann Heitland
Retired from RE/MAX Peak Properties - Flagstaff, AZ
Retired from Flagstaff Real Estate Sales
Welcome to Active Rain. Keep posting -- it's worth it!
Oct 26, 2007 07:35 AM
Jeffrey Malburg
RE/MAX Acclaim - Roseville, MI
Congrats on your first post, the only thing I would like to see as well are the before pics. Either way you did a great job! Take care!
Oct 26, 2007 07:38 AM
Penny Schoenbeck
AZ Home Styling & Redesign - Mesa, AZ
AZ Home Styling

Carol - Thank you Carol! Glad you liked my pictures

Charlene - Thanks! Gotta love staging!

Anthea - So glad you liked my staging!

Kathleen - Thank you! Yvonne is the best!

Kristen -  Thanks! I appreciate your nice comments!

Rick -  Thanks so much, I'm glad you loved the pictures! Next time I will post befores!

Ann - Thanks so much for your encouragement!

Jeffery - Thank you for the great comments, I will defiantly post befores next time!

Oct 26, 2007 03:49 PM
Calie Waterhouse
Chandler, AZ
Community Builder
Hey Penny - wanna know a secret?  Here it is - your first blog post was over F O U R months ago!?!  Shouldn't it be followed by another one? Can't wait to read more from you! - Calie
Oct 27, 2007 08:18 AM
Barbara Hershey
Bath, ME
Realtor, Maine Real Estate
Wow!  You did a fantastic job! Congrats!
Oct 27, 2007 11:36 AM
penny white
Jacksonville, FL

Penny,

Great job on the post and staging WOW!!! Good luck from the other Penny.

                                                          Penny White

Oct 28, 2007 04:21 PM
Vicente A. Martinez
Prudential Douglas Elliman Licensed Real Estate Salesperson - Woodhaven, NY
Realtor, Brooklyn - Long Island - Queens Homes
Hi Penny. There are thousands of tips, tools, and tricks of the trade here at AR. Best of luck and keep doing what you do.
Oct 28, 2007 04:48 PM
Stacy Cavanaugh
Stage and Sell by Stacy, LLC - Hattiesburg, MS

Penny,

Great first post and the pictures are fabulous... Good Job.

Stacy

Oct 29, 2007 12:18 AM
Anonymous
Arizona New Homes Guy

Great work thanks for the pictures! Welcome to the forum, I look forward to viewing more of your work!

 

 

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Oct 29, 2007 09:47 AM
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Kathy McGraw
CELLing Realty - White Water, CA
Riverside County CA Real Estate
Welcome, and you asked " what do I think"  I think for a first post it is great, and I think you did a fabulous job at staging it.  Thanks Yvonne for helping out too :) :)
Oct 30, 2007 01:29 PM